GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
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| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| catechism | oral instruction |
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